Family
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Teenager In A Toddler’s Body
I’m pretty sure that Carolyn and I are raising a teenager in a toddler’s body. This morning Laura Marie kept going in her room and closing the door. I kept opening it, and she kept shutting it. So I opened it, walked into the middle of the room, and stood there to see what she Continue reading
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Jesus Loves Her, This She Knows
Usually when I ask Laura Marie who loves her, she says, “Da-da!” Tonight the conversation went a little bit differently: Me: Laura Marie, who loves you? LM: Mama! Me: Who else loves you? LM: Jesus! Continue reading
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18 Months of My Baby!
Today Laura Marie is one and a half. Happy birthday-and-a-half, sweet baby girl! Continue reading
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Little Miss Uh Oh!
Carolyn and I are in for some trouble. Yesterday our one-year-old daughter climbed up onto the couch, stood up and looked at herself in the mirror, smiled, and then spent about five minutes practicing her fake cry in the mirror. I’m not really sure that one-year-olds should be doing that. Maybe I should get a Continue reading
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As Good As It Gets
This morning I was standing by the front door getting ready to leave for work. Laura Marie came walking around the corner, and when she saw me getting ready to leave, she immediately ran over to me and jumped into my arms. That’s as good as it gets this side of heaven. You can keep Continue reading
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2nd Anniversary of Laura Marie
Two years ago today our lives were profoundly changed forever. Carolyn and I found out we were having a baby! That day I wrote a five-page letter to our brand new child. It’s kind of awkward to share something so personal, but to celebrate this special date, below is an abridged version of that letter: Continue reading
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Laura Marie’s Camera Smile
There comes a point in every child’s life where they learn to “smile” for the camera. I just never expected it to happen at 15 months! As you can see, Laura Marie has developed her own special camera smile. Continue reading
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Art “Storage”
A friend on Facebook recently shared about how her six-year-old son caught her throwing away some of his artwork. Several other parents commented about how their kids had caught them doing the same thing. So what’s a parent to do? Since my daughter just turned one last month, right now I can’t imagine ever throwing Continue reading
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Daddy’s Big Little Baby Girl
On Friday, we went out to eat and ordered something from the kids menu for Laura Marie for the first time. On Saturday, she drank baby formula for the last time. On Sunday, Carolyn turned around the car seats in both of our cars and Laura Marie went for her first car ride facing forward. Continue reading
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Ailing Hydettes
My girls are sick. 😦 Whenever Laura Marie gets sick, it’s a pretty sure thing that Carolyn will get sick because the baby likes to sneeze on her. She can be sitting near Carolyn and looking the opposite direction, but when she sneezes she turns toward Carolyn and blasts her. I’ll be in another room Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 